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About Francis J. Beckwith
Francis J. Beckwith is Professor of Philosophy & Church-State Studies, Affiliate Professor of Political Science, and Associate Director of the Graduate Program in Philosophy, at Baylor University. His most recent book is Never Doubt Thomas: The Catholic Aquinas as Evangelical and Protestant (Baylor University Press, 2019)
America on Trial

Was the American Founding a philosophical fait accompli?

July 3, 2020 Francis J. Beckwith 3

In 2019 I participated in a conference in Rome at which one of the keynote speakers discussed the rise of unbelief in the West and how the Catholic Church ought to address it. Maintaining that […]

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J.R.R. Thomas Chesterton of Hippo?

December 7, 2012 Francis J. Beckwith 0

Several months ago I was invited to contribute to a festschrift in honor of a dear friend of mine, a well-known Christian philosopher who is a professor at a well-known Evangelical university. I was, of […]

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The Church of Cirque Du Soleil

May 14, 2011 Francis J. Beckwith 0

What does it mean to be Catholic in early 21st century America? In order to answer this question, Kerry Kennedy—the daughter of the late Robert F. Kennedy—has compiled in this volume 37 essays authored by […]

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From Vatican Information Service: Vatican City,  (VIS) – At midday today in the Holy See Press Office, a press conference was held to present the “Ratzinger Prize”, which was established by the “Vatican Foundation: Joseph […]

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